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Unexpected spring frost led to crop damage in citrus, fruit, and tree nut orchards throughout Turkiye. The Turkish government responded by providing financial compensation to farmers, hoping to stem their losses. Post will continue to monitor the effects of these weather events in the coming harvest season.

Turkiye’s pistachio production in marketing year (MY) 2024/25 is forecast to reach a new record due to multiple factors. Higher production volumes and larger-than-normal carryover stocks are expected to prompt sizeable export volumes of Turkish pistachios for the first time.

The “off-year” for production will push Turkiye’s pistachio production lower in Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24. The production of almonds and walnuts is forecast slightly higher but hazelnut production is expected to go down.

Good weather conditions and an “on-year” for production will push Turkey's pistachio production higher in MY 2022/23. The production of almonds and hazelnuts is likewise forecast higher, while walnut production is expected to remain steady.

Having pegged its nationally acceptable limit of aflatoxin in peanut at 10 parts per billion (ppb) as far back as 2018, Ghana could well be leading, and not just supporting the regional block’s preference of setting the MRL for aflatoxin in peanut at 10 ppb.

It is an “off-year” for pistachios in Turkey, and consequently, Post forecasts a low production level for MY 2021/22.

On December 31, 2020, the Government of Turkey (GoT) published a Presidential Decision Decree (PDD) that changed the import tariff for in-shell and shelled walnuts to 15 percent for all origins...

It is an ‘on-year’ for pistachios for Turkey; consequently a high amount of production is anticipated for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21.

As part of a new regulation to track certain agricultural and food commodity imports, including tree nuts, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade requires importers of these commodities to register each import...

Though down by four places on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking, the Ghanaian food market remains a great prospect for U.S. agricultural exports due to robust growth in demand....

The West African nations of Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal are home to some of the largest cities in the region...

It is "off-year" for pistachios in Turkey therefore low amount of pistachio production is expected.